Trainers/Educators
Apeiron Institute for Environmental Living, 451 Hammet Road, Coventry, RI 02816, (401)-397-3430
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The Apeiron Institute for Environmental Living is dedicated to creating a world that protects, preserves and ensures the prosperity of the Earth and the various forms of life that inhabit it.
Contact: Brad Hyson
Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, PO Box 4901 Middletown, RI 02842, (401)-845-0409
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: To Serve as a forum for communication, coordination and consensus building among Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, and Naval Station Newport, as well as the state of Rhode Island and other civic, state, and federal organizations. Provide Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth and Naval Station Newport with the opportunities, tools and techniques to resolve island-wide issues. Recommend solutions on critical island-wide issues such as transportation, comprehensive planning, land use, population growth and water quality.
Contact: Kelly Woodward, Executive Director
Audubon Society of Rhode Island, 12 Sanderson Avenue, Smithfield, RI 02917, (401)-949-5454
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The purposes of the Audubon Society of RI are to foster conservation of wild birds and other animals and plant life, to conserve wildlife habitat and unique natural areas through acquisition or other means, to carry out a broad program of public conservation education, to focus public attention on natural resource problems, to provide leadership when action on natural resource problems is necessary....to foster better management of the natural environment for the benefit of humans and all other life.
Contact: Eugenia Marks
Blackstone River Watershed Council, 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860, (401)-724-2200
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: Enhance the environment, economy, and promote the heritage of the Blackstone River Watershed by educating stakeholders and developing community involvement that will instill commitment, responsibility, and sustainability.
Contact: Tammy Gilpatrick
Clean Water Action, 372 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909, (401)-331-6972
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: Clean Water Action is a national citizens' organization working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work.
Contact: Sheila Dormody
Cooperative Extension Education Center(URI), 3 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881, (401)-874-2900
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The URI Cooperative Extension Education Center is a one-stop educational facility offering programs and resources on environmentally-sound home and garden practices, as well as food safety.
Contact: Cathy Desourdy
GrowSmart Rhode Island, 345 S. Main St., Providence, RI 02903, (401)-273-5711
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: Grow Smart Rhode Island is a statewide public interest group representing a broad coalition of partners fighting sprawl and leading the charge for better-managed growth through innovative policies and programs to: revitalize city, town and village centers; preserve cultural and natural resources; expand economic opportunity for all Rhode Islanders.
Contact: Sheila Brush, Program Director
Land Trust Alliance (New England Program), 5 Strong Avenue, Suite 6, Northampton, MA 01060, (413)-587-0300
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The Land Trust Alliance promotes voluntary land conservation and strengthens the land trust movement by providing the leadership, information, skills, and resources lands trusts need to conserve land for the benefit of communities and natural systems.
Contact: Elizabeth Wroblicka, New England Field Representative
Nature Conservancy, The, 159 Waterman Street, Providence, RI 02906, (401)-331-7110
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: We preserve the white pine forests, rivers, wetlands and habitats that make Rhode Island unique. Thanks to the support of The Nature Conservancy members and volunteers, we have protected 22,000 acres of critical land and waters throughout the state.
Contact: Terry Sullivan, Director
Northern Rhode Island Conservation District, 17 Smith Avenue, Greenville, RI 02828, (401)-949-1480
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The Northern Rhode Island Conservation District (NRICD) is a non-profit, quasi-public organization that functions as a facilitator for meeting the needs of the local land user in the conservation of soil, water and other related natural resources.
Contact: Gina DeMarco, District Manager
Ocean Project, The / Sea Web, 102 Waterman Street, Providence, RI 02906, (401)-272-8822
Contact: Bill Mott, Director
Office of Water Resources (RIDEM), 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908, (401)-222-4700
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: Rivers, lakes, and coastal waters will support healthy communities of fish, plants, and other aquatic life, and will support uses such as fishing, swimming, and drinking water quality. Groundwater will be uncontaminated. Wetlands will be protected and rehabilitated to provide wildlife habitat, reduce floods, and to improve water quality. Public health will be protected from the adverse impacts of water pollution.
Contact: James Riordan, Nonpoint Source Coordinator
RI American Planning Association, PO Box 14752, East Providence, RI 02914
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: To positively shape the planning profession by providing a forum for the understanding and application of sound planning principles within the State of Rhode Island.
RI Association of Conservation Commissions, 199 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910, (401)-965-7058
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: Devoted to fostering cooperation and coordination of municipal conservation commissions on a regional and statewide basis.
Contact: Mike Alexander, President
RI Economic Policy Council, 15 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903, (401)-521-3120
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: Composed of representatives from business, labor, higher education and government, including Governor Carcieri and leaders of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council provides objective analysis of the strategic challenges facing the state's economy.
Contact: Beth Asman Collins, Director of Research
RI Natural History Survey, Rm 101-CI Kingston, 1 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881, (401)-874-5800
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The Rhode Island Natural History Survey is a consortium of organizations and individuals seeking to advance knowledge and understanding of Rhode Island's biology, geology, and ecosystems. With representation on our Boards from governmental agencies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, professional organizations, and private companies, we serve as the umbrella organization for ecological information in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Natural History Survey seeks to: 1) Facilitate and coordinate the gathering and dissemination of information on Rhode Island's biota, ecological communities, and geological systems; 2) Enhance communication among Rhode Island's natural scientists, educators, and decision makers; 3) Provide sound scientific data that can be used to help make informed management decisions; 4) Foster the preservation of Rhode Island's natural history collections; and 5) Provide educational outreach.
Contact: Lisa Gould, Executive Director
RI Sea Grant - Coastal Resources Center, URI Bay Campus, Narragansett, RI 02882, (401)-874-6842
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: Promote the sustainable utilization of coastal and marine resources and environments through linked investments in science, extension, communications, and outreach.
Contact: Jennifer McCann
RI Statewide Planning Program, One Capital Hill, Providence, RI 02908, (401)-222-3949
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The Statewide Planning Program is charged with preparing and maintaining plans for the physical, economic, and social development of the state; encouraging their implementation; and coordinating the actions of state, local and federal agencies and private individuals within the framework of the state's development goals and policies. The basic charge is established by Sections 42-11-10 and 12 of the General Laws.
Contact: Derwent Riding, Principal Planner
Save The Bay, 434 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908, (401)-272-3540
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The mission of Save The Bay is to ensure that the environmental quality of Narragansett Bay and its watershed is restored and protected from the harmful effects of human activity. Save The Bay seeks carefully planned use of the Bay and its watershed to allow the natural system to function normally and healthfully, both now and for the future.
Contact: Pam Dewell-Smith, Education Director
Southern Rhode Island Conservation District, 60 Quaker Lane Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886-0, (401)-822-8832
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The mission of the SRICD is to promote and achieve a healthy environment and sustainable use of natural resources for the people of Kent & Washington Counties and the State of Rhode Island, now and for the future, by coordinating partners to provide technical, educational and financial resources.
Contact: Patty Tanaiski, Special Projects Coordinator
United States Department of Agriculture - Soil Conservation Service, 60 Quaker Lane Suite 46, Warwick, RI 02886, (4010_822-8832
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: At the State Office, State Soil Scientists are responsible for: technical soil services to other staffs; supervision of Resource Soil Scientists; supervision of Soil Survey Project Leaders where such supervision is delegated by the MO Leader servicing the state; development of cooperative relationships to enhance funding and use of soil surveys; liaison to NCSS cooperators and to the MOs ; assistance to soil survey users in understanding and applying soil survey information; coordination of local soil survey interpretations; marketing of soil survey information; providing soils training to specialists in other disciplines; coordination and quality assurance of soil information in the field office technical guide (FOTG) ; application of soils information into all NRCS program activities; and development and distribution of a state subset of the National Soil Information System (NASIS) data.
Contact: Michael Kenyon, Resource Conservationist
Watershed Watch (URI), 1 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881, (401)-874-2905
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The URI Watershed Watch Program works with local governments, watershed, tribal and other organizations to assess water quality by recruiting and training volunteers to become citizen scientists.
Contact: Linda Green, Coordinator
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association, 203B Arcadia Road, Hope Valley, RI 02832, (401)-539-9017
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: In April of 1999, WPWA was designated Watershed Council for the Pawcatuck by the RI Rivers Council, giving it legal authority to advocate for the Pawcatuck Watershed.
Contact: Lori Urso, Executive Director
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, 532 Kinsley Avenue, Providence, RI 02909, (401)-539-9017
Mission, Purpose, or Goal: The Council works closely with local partners businesses, nonprofit organizations, and state and federal agencies to advance local goals. Together we will improve the River and enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed.
Contact: Jane Sherman, Chairman of the Board
Calendar
1/17/08 – Conservation Development Workshop
1/24/08 – Conservation Design DVD Workshop
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